Edgewater, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -11.4%
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| Males: 265 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 254 |  (48.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 54.8 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54817.
| Edgewater: | $67,277 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,834 (it was $18,907 in 2000)
Edgewater town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $240,570 (it was $97,300 in 2000)
| Edgewater: | $240,570 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $277,850; detached houses: $285,245; townhouses or other attached units: $272,338; in 2-unit structures: $289,555; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $295,924; mobile homes: $105,132; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $24,097
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Edgewater, WI
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- 49695.6%White alone
- 91.7%Two or more races
- 71.3%Hispanic
- 61.2%American Indian alone
- 10.2%Asian alone
Races in Edgewater detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (53.6%), Irish (13.7%), Czech (10.1%), English (8.0%), Polish (7.5%), Norwegian (6.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1260 feet
Land area: 47.2 square miles.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (very low).
3 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Edgewater town: | 1.5% ($1,508) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(61.8 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (94.4 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (328.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Meteor, WI (2.7 miles),
Cedar Lake, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Sand Lake, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Long Lake, WI (3.3 miles ),
), Couderay, WI (3.3 miles),
Madge, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Stone Lake, WI (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 45.71 N, Longitude: 91.50 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Educational services (12.9%)
- Wood products (10.4%)
- Construction (10.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
- Truck transportation (4.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
- Health care (4.3%)
- Construction (18.7%)
- Wood products (9.3%)
- Truck transportation (8.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.7%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.0%)
- Educational services (26.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.4%)
- Wood products (11.6%)
- Health care (7.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.4%)
- Gasoline stations (4.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.2%)
- Carpenters (3.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.7%)
- Carpenters (6.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.0%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (4.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Engineers (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (15.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (5.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3.9%)
Average climate in Edgewater, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Edgewater-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 46.3 miles away from the Edgewater town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 7/30/1977, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.1 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Edgewater-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 219.6 miles away from Edgewater center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 231.8 miles away from Edgewater center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 135.7 miles away from Edgewater center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 139.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 139.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 134.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sawyer County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edgewater:
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 21 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 61 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 63 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 64 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 76 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- Lake Superior College (about 81 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 81 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Edgewater Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Edgewater: Wayside Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Pickerel Lake (A), Bennett Lake (B), Thomas Lake (C), Buff Lake (D), Lake Chetac (E), County Line Lake (F), Wise Lake (G), Garbutt Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Benson Creek (A), Thirty-three Creek (B), Knuteson Creek (C), Squaw Creek (D), Fortyone Creek (E), Malviney Creek (F), Yarnell Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Edgewater: Benson Creek State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 66.0% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 2.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 7.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Edgewater:
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 10.3%
For population 25 years and over in Edgewater:
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.5 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Edgewater, WI (based on Sawyer County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 3,747 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,162 | 18 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,568 | 11 |
| Other | 136 | 2 |
| None | 8,944 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| This county: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Sawyer County: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Sawyer County: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| This county: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
| Sawyer County: | 27.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sawyer County: | 28.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Edgewater:
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WAQE (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WHSM (910 AM; 5 kW; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJMC (1240 AM; 1 kW; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Edgewater:
- WOJB (88.9 FM; RESERVE, WI; Owner: LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA PUBLIC)
- WKFX (97.7 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WJMC-FM (96.1 FM; RICE LAKE, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WAQE-FM (97.7 FM; BARRON, WI; Owner: TKC, INC.)
- WGMO (95.3 FM; SHELL LAKE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHSM-FM (101.1 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: QB BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WRLS-FM (92.3 FM; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: VACATIONLAND BROADCASTER, INC.)
- WJBL (93.1 FM; LADYSMITH, WI; Owner: FLAMBEAU BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Edgewater:
- W57AS (Channel 57; SPOONER, WI; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K31GH (Channel 31; HAYWARD, WI; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 8Number of bridges
- 43ft / 12.7mTotal length
- $191,000Total costs
- 5,632Total average daily traffic
- 49Total average daily truck traffic
- 6,377Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
2- Derek Barber, Along W Harvest Lane, Type: 78.3, Structure height: 55113 m, Overall height: 77.1 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2272
- Derek Barber, Along W Harvest Lane, Type: 78.3, Structure height: 55113 m, Overall height: 77.1 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2272
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 65.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.0%Wood
- 5.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.1%Electricity
- 1.3%Utility gas
- 63.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.0%Wood
- 6.7%Electricity
Edgewater compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.